4. 11 Combat Integratiion & Identification Systems (CI&IDS) Division Multi Mission data Link Support (MMDLS)

Amendment 0001 to RFP N00421-17-R-0019 posted 26 June 2017..

Added: Jun 26, 2017 2:26 pm Amendment 0001 to RFP N00421-17-R-0019 posted 26 June 2017.

The Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Rapid Capability Engineering & Integration Department (AIR 4.11) Combat Integration and Identification Systems (IDS) Division (AD-4.11.2) has a requirement to provide engineering, development and technical support services.
THIS IS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP).
Government responses to offeror's questions have been attached. Please monitor fbo.gov for forthcoming amendment to the solicitation, which should be posted no later than 23 June 2017.

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Added: Oct 31, 2014 12:21 pm Modified: Jun 19, 2017 6:56 amTrack Changes

The Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Rapid Capability Engineering & Integration Department (AIR 4.11) Combat Integration and Identification Systems (IDS) Division (AD-4.11.2) has a requirement to provide engineering, development and technical support services.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP).

Government responses to offeror's questions have been attached.  Please monitor fbo.gov for forthcoming amendment to the solicitation, which should be posted no later than 23 June 2017.

The Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Rapid Capability Engineering & Integration Department (AIR 4.11) Combat Integration and Identification Systems (IDS) Division (AD-4.11.2) has a requirement to provide engineering, development and technical support services.
THIS IS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP).

Added: May 15, 2017 9:45 am Modified: May 23, 2017 10:24 amTrack Changes.

Added: Oct 31, 2014 12:21 pm Modified: May 23, 2017 10:24 amTrack Changes

The Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Rapid Capability Engineering & Integration Department (AIR 4.11) Combat Integration and Identification Systems (IDS) Division (AD-4.11.2) has a requirement to provide engineering, development and technical support services.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP).

Added: May 15, 2017 9:45 am Modified: May 23, 2017 10:24 amTrack Changes

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP).
This is an update to the previous advance notice that includes a revised draft RFP with revised Exhibit A CDRLs and Attachment 5.
Release of the final RFP is imminent. Please continue to monitor fbo.gov.

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Added: May 15, 2017 9:45 am

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP).

This is an update to the previous advance notice that includes a revised draft RFP with revised Exhibit A CDRLs and Attachment 5.

Release of the final RFP is imminent.  Please continue to monitor fbo.gov.

Please review and respond to the revised Sources Sought, which provides an update to the acquisition strategy and identifies changes in the requiring activity and the contracts department.

INTRODUCTION

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION to determine the availability and technical capability of small businesses (including the following subsets: Small Disadvantaged Businesses, HUBZone Firms, Certified 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Woman Owned Small Business) to provide the required products and/or services. A sources sought was previously posted by the Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Contracts Department (AIR-2.5.1.4) in support of the Combat Integration & Identification Systems Division (CI & IDS - AIR 4.11.2).

DISCLAIMER

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

The CI & IDS Division mission involves the design, development, integration, testing, evaluation, certification, maintenance, and logistics support of Naval electronic and communication equipment, subsystems and systems. CI & IDS Division supports numerous Department of Defense (DoD) and other Federal agencies by performing various system engineering, design, and development, integration, training, test and evaluation, installation, fielding, certification maintenance, life cycle, software development, and logistics support & control (C2) and communication systems. The purpose of this contract is to provide engineering, development and technical support services necessary to fulfill CI & IDS Division's mission needs as directed by the Navy, DoD and other Federal agency requirements.

This requirement is a follow-on procurement to task order N00178-06-D-4760-M801 currently performed by Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc. of Columbia, MD. The existing task order is a Cost Plus Fixed-Fee (CPFF) effort. This task order is due to expire on 31 January 2017. The follow-on contract is anticipated to be a competitively awarded Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) CPFF contract with a seven (7) year ordering period.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

The contractor provides engineering products and technical services for the CI & IDS Division (AIR- 4.11.2) in support of the areas specified in the Program Background above. A draft Statement of Work (SOW), draft Personnel Qualifications Description, draft CDRL's, and estimated Level of Effort (LOE) are attached for review.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

A DD Form 254 Contract Security Classification Specification shall apply to this requirement and the prime contractor shall have or demonstrate ability to obtain a "Secret" Facility Clearance and "Secret" safeguarding of classified information under this contract.

The contract vehicle is anticipated to be a Single Source IDIQ CPFF with the LOE estimated at 1,194,144 man-hours for the seven year ordering period.

The proposed contract is anticipated to include tasking that would be accomplished by labor categories that are subject to the Service Contract Act.

The attached draft Statement of Work provides additional information about the required tasking. If your company has any questions about the structure of the Statement of Work, or areas that may need further definition, please also identify those in the response.

Place of Performance: Contractor Site (60%), Government Site (40% Webster Field, St. Inigoes, MD).

NAWCAD intends to host an Industry Day for both large and small businesses providing a presentation explaining the technical nature of the requirement and a tour of the systems that will be covered under this effort at Webster Field, St. Inigoes at a date TBD. Additional Information will be provided through fbo.gov as it becomes available.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS Code for this requirement is 541330 with a Small Business Size standard of $38.5 Million. The Product/Service Code (PSC) for this effort is KO58. This Sources Sought Synopsis is requesting responses to the following criteria ONLY from Small Businesses that can provide the required services under the NAICS Code.

Offerors MUST have an adequate accounting system in accordance with FAR 16.301-3(a)(3) in order to be eligible for award of this cost-type contract.

SUBMISSION DETAILS

Interested small businesses are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten (10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 12 pitch.

Interested small businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package that shall address, at a minimum, the following items:

1.) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement? This should include the contract number, organization supported, indication of whether as a prime or subcontractor, contract value, Government point of contact, and a brief description of how the referenced contract relates to the services described in the draft PWS.

2.) Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details.

3.) Can or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, provide details.

4.) What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks outlined in the draft PWS?

5.) Please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Provide an explanation of your company's ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this PWS for the base period as well as the option periods.

6.) Provide a statement including current small/large business status and company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, DUNS number, CAGE code, etc.

7.) Respondents to this notice also must indicate whether they qualify as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern.

8.) Include in your response your ability to meet the Facility and Safeguarding requirements outlined above.

In order to make a determination for a small business set-aside, two or more qualified and capable small businesses must submit responses that demonstrate their qualifications and ability to perform in accordance with the Limitations on Subcontracting clause (FAR 52.219-14).
In addition to the above, please note that under a Small Business Set-Aside, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of cost of performance. Cost of performance includes direct labor costs, overhead that has only direct labor as its base, and the small business' General and Administrative rate multiplied by the labor cost. For a Small Business Set-Aside, the small business prime cannot utilize the cost of performance of other small businesses it utilizes as subcontractors in calculating its performance to comply with FAR Clause 52.219-14, with the exception of Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (FAR 52.219-27(1)(i) and HUBZone Small Businesses (FAR 52.219-3(d)(1).

To assist the Government in making a determination regarding the level of participation by small business in any subsequent procurement that may result from this Sources Sought, you are also encouraged to provide information regarding your plans to use joint venturing (JV) or partnering to meet each of the requirements areas contained herein. This includes responses from qualified and capable Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Service Disabled-Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Women-owned Small Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses, and 8(a) companies. You should provide information on how you would envision your company's areas of expertise and those of any proposed JV/partner would be combined to meet the specific requirements contained in this announcement.

Your response to this Sources Sought shall be electronically submitted to Terry Miller and Rhonda Garcia in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF) via email at Terry.miller@navy.mil and Rhonda.garcia@navy.mil.

The deadline for response to this request is 9 May 2016, 2 pm (1400) Eastern Standard Time.

Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

No phone calls will be accepted.

Questions may be submitted via email to Terry.miller@navy.mil and Rhonda.garcia@navy.mil. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to these Sources Sought.

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Added: Apr 07, 2016 12:10 pm Please review and respond to the revised Sources Sought, which provides an update to the acquisition strategy and identifies changes in the requiring activity and the contracts department.

INTRODUCTION

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION to determine the availability and technical capability of small businesses (including the following subsets: Small Disadvantaged Businesses, HUBZone Firms, Certified 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Woman Owned Small Business) to provide the required products and/or services. A sources sought was previously posted by the Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Contracts Department (AIR-2.5.1.4) in support of the Combat Integration & Identification Systems Division (CI&IDS - AIR 4.11.2).

DISCLAIMER

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

The CI&IDS Division mission involves the design, development, integration, testing, evaluation, certification, maintenance, and logistics support of Naval electronic and communication equipment, subsystems and systems. CI&IDS Division supports numerous Department of Defense (DoD) and other Federal agencies by performing various system engineering, design, and development, integration, training, test and evaluation, installation, fielding, certification maintenance, life cycle, software development, and logistics support & control (C2) and communication systems. The purpose of this contract is to provide engineering, development and technical support services necessary to fulfill CI&IDS Division's mission needs as directed by the Navy, DoD and other Federal agency requirements.

This requirement is a follow-on procurement to task order N00178-06-D-4760-M801 currently performed by Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc. of Columbia, MD. The existing task order is a Cost Plus Fixed-Fee (CPFF) effort. This task order is due to expire on 31 January 2017. The follow-on contract is anticipated to be a competitively awarded Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) CPFF contract with a seven (7) year ordering period.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

The contractor provides engineering products and technical services for the CI&IDS Division (AIR- 4.11.2) in support of the areas specified in the Program Background above. A draft Statement of Work (SOW), draft Personnel Qualifications Description, draft CDRL's, and estimated Level of Effort (LOE) are attached for review.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

A DD Form 254 Contract Security Classification Specification shall apply to this requirement and the prime contractor shall have or demonstrate ability to obtain a "Secret" Facility Clearance and "Secret" safeguarding of classified information under this contract.

The contract vehicle is anticipated to be a Single Source IDIQ CPFF with the LOE estimated at 1,194,144 man-hours for the seven year ordering period.

The proposed contract is anticipated to include tasking that would be accomplished by labor categories that are subject to the Service Contract Act.

The attached draft Statement of Work provides additional information about the required tasking. If your company has any questions about the structure of the Statement of Work, or areas that may need further definition, please also identify those in the response.

Place of Performance: Contractor Site (60%), Government Site (40% Webster Field, St. Inigoes, MD).

NAWCAD intends to host an Industry Day for both large and small businesses providing a presentation explaining the technical nature of the requirement and a tour of the systems that will be covered under this effort at Webster Field, St. Inigoes at a date TBD. Additional Information will be provided through fbo.gov as it becomes available.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS Code for this requirement is 541330 with a Small Business Size standard of $38.5 Million. The Product/Service Code (PSC) for this effort is KO58. This Sources Sought Synopsis is requesting responses to the following criteria ONLY from Small Businesses that can provide the required services under the NAICS Code.

Offerors MUST have an adequate accounting system in accordance with FAR 16.301-3(a)(3) in order to be eligible for award of this cost-type contract.

SUBMISSION DETAILS

Interested small businesses are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten (10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 12 pitch.

Interested small businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package that shall address, at a minimum, the following items:

1.) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement? This should include the contract number, organization supported, indication of whether as a prime or subcontractor, contract value, Government point of contact, and a brief description of how the referenced contract relates to the services described in the draft PWS.

2.) Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details.

3.) Can or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, provide details.

4.) What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks outlined in the draft PWS?

5.) Please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Provide an explanation of your company's ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this PWS for the base period as well as the option periods.

6.) Provide a statement including current small/large business status and company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, DUNS number, CAGE code, etc.

7.) Respondents to this notice also must indicate whether they qualify as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern.

8.) Include in your response your ability to meet the Facility and Safeguarding requirements outlined above.

In order to make a determination for a small business set-aside, two or more qualified and capable small businesses must submit responses that demonstrate their qualifications and ability to perform in accordance with the Limitations on Subcontracting clause (FAR 52.219-14).
In addition to the above, please note that under a Small Business Set-Aside, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of cost of performance. Cost of performance includes direct labor costs, overhead that has only direct labor as its base, and the small business' General and Administrative rate multiplied by the labor cost. For a Small Business Set-Aside, the small business prime cannot utilize the cost of performance of other small businesses it utilizes as subcontractors in calculating its performance to comply with FAR Clause 52.219-14, with the exception of Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (FAR 52.219-27(1)(i) and HUBZone Small Businesses (FAR 52.219-3(d)(1).

To assist the Government in making a determination regarding the level of participation by small business in any subsequent procurement that may result from this Sources Sought, you are also encouraged to provide information regarding your plans to use joint venturing (JV) or partnering to meet each of the requirements areas contained herein. This includes responses from qualified and capable Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Service Disabled-Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Women-owned Small Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses, and 8(a) companies. You should provide information on how you would envision your company's areas of expertise and those of any proposed JV/partner would be combined to meet the specific requirements contained in this announcement.

Your response to this Sources Sought shall be electronically submitted to Terry Miller and Rhonda Garcia in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF) via email at Terry.miller@navy.mil and Rhonda.garcia@navy.mil.

The deadline for response to this request is 9 May 2016, 2 pm (1400) Eastern Standard Time.

Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

No phone calls will be accepted.

Questions may be submitted via email to Terry.miller@navy.mil and Rhonda.garcia@navy.mil. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to these Sources Sought.

18 August 2015 -
The Government does not intend to release the RFP late Fourth Quarter FY2015 as previously stated. The Government now anticipates the RFP to be released within late Second Quarter FY2016.
Dawn Churchill has replaced Kevin Ritter for this procurement
Important note: In order to post the current status of Multi Mission data Link Support (MMDLS), the response date has been changed to 18 September 2015 for this purpose only..

Added: Aug 18, 2015 12:56 pm 18 August 2015 -

The Government does not intend to release the RFP late Fourth Quarter FY2015 as previously stated. The Government now anticipates the RFP to be released within late Second Quarter FY2016.

Dawn Churchill has replaced Kevin Ritter for this procurement

Important note: In order to post the current status of Multi Mission data Link Support (MMDLS), the response date has been changed to 18 September 2015 for this purpose only.

This message is to update all interested parties that the release of the MMDLS RFP, N00024-15-R-0010, is further delayed. The Government now anticipates the RFP to be released within late Fourth Quarter FY 2015. The Government greatly appreciates your interest in this solicitation and your continued patience through the acquisition process. Thank you.
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Added: Jan 07, 2015 2:33 pm This message is to update all interested parties that the release of the MMDLS RFP, N00024-15-R-0010, is further delayed. The Government now anticipates the RFP to be released within late Fourth Quarter FY 2015. The Government greatly appreciates your interest in this solicitation and your continued patience through the acquisition process. Thank you.

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Contracts Department (AIR 2.5.1.3), Patuxent River, MD is posting this Sources Sought to determine the interest in this requirement and determine if that interest warrants a full and open competition or a set-aside for support to NAWCAD Integrated Communications and Information Systems (ICIS) (4.11.3), for the Multi-Mission Data Link Systems (MMDLS) Engineering and Logistics Support. The requirement will provide and assist the ICIS Division with technical support for modifications, systems engineering, technical support, quality management, technical management, logistics management, and the incidental materials associated with the MMDLS.

This procurement was previously synopsized in the Seaport-e portal to all eligible Zone 2 business firms in May 2013. Capability statements were requested via the Seaport-e portal from all Zone 2, large and small businesses interested in the procurement.

NAWCAD hosted an industry day providing a presentation explaining the technical nature of the requirement and a tour of the systems that will be covered under this effort at Webster Field, St. Inigoes on 5 June 2013. Information provided at the Industry day included a PowerPoint presentation and a tour of a local on-base facility. A list of attendees and the PowerPoint presentation provided is available for review in this notice. Questions received in the Seaport-e portal and the responses are also available for review in this notice. The information could be outdated or may be inaccurate, and should not be utilized for planning/preparation purposes. The Government does not intend to host another industry day.

The Government's acquisition strategy has changed and now the Government intends to procure these services outside of Seaport-e and is interested in determining if any additional small or large businesses are interested in the MMDLS procurement. All large and small businesses that are interested should send in a capability statement. OFFERORS WHO PREVIOUSLY RESPONDED NEED NOT RESPOND. This Sources Sought is a market research tool and the results will be used to determine potential sources.

The attached Draft Statement of Work (SOW) and Draft Level of Effort (LOE) provide additional information about the required tasking. If your company has any questions about the structure of the SOW, or areas that may need further definition, please also identify those in the response.

Since the resultant contract will be a cost-type effort, the successful awardee will also be required to have a Government approved accounting system upon contract award.

The results of the Sources Sought will be utilized to determine if any Small Business Set-Aside opportunities exist. All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered. This Sources Sought will also be utilized to identify that adequate competition exists among large businesses if this is not a Small Business Set-Aside.

The Government anticipates and estimates a contract award for these services to occur in 3rd Quarter FY 2015.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Location

% On-Site Government

% Off-Site Contractor

St. Inigoes, MD

40%

60%

DISCLAIMER

"THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY."

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

The Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), St. Inigoes mission involves the design, development, integration, testing, evaluation, certification, maintenance, and logistics support of Naval electronic and communications equipment, subsystems and systems. The Integrated Communications and Information Systems (ICIS) Division (AIR 4.11.3) supports numerous Department of Defense (DoD) and other Federal agencies by performing various system engineering, design, development, integration, training, test and evaluation, installation, fielding, certification, maintenance, life cycle, software development, and logistics support of command & control (C2) and communications systems. ICIS' mission is to provide the technical support that is essential to meet the requirements for development, engineering and procurement support of mission systems for shipboard, airborne and ground-based & surface platforms. The purpose of this contract is to provide engineering, development and technical support services necessary to fulfill ICIS Division's mission needs as dictated by the Navy, DoD and other Federal agency requirements.

This requirement is a follow-on procurement to task order N00178-06-D-4760-M801 currently being performed by Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc. of Columbia, Maryland. The existing task order is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) effort. This task order is due to expire 31 January 2015.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

The contractor shall provide support services and incidental supplies to support the ICIS Division (4.11.3), in support of the areas specified in the Program Background above. Further detail is provided in the draft Statement of Work (SOW) attached to this announcement.

Please see the attached Draft SOW for specific requirements. The tasking associated with this effort is performance based (term and completion) tasking.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS - FACILITY AND SAFEGUARDING

A DD Form 254 Contract Security Classification Specification shall apply to this requirement and the prime contractor shall have a "Secret" Facility Clearance and a "Secret" Safeguarding Clearance.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS Code for this requirement is 541330 Engineering Services with a Small Business Size standard of $38.5 Million. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement. The Product Service Code (PSC) for this effort will be K058 Modification of Equipment-Communication, Detection, and Coherent Radiation Equipment

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS (CAPABILITIES STATEMENT)

A Draft SOW (including historical/projected personnel qualifications) and Draft historical/projected Level of Effort are attached for review. Please note these documents are subject to change.

Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than a recommended ten (10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch.

This documentation must address at a minimum the following items:

1) Company Name, Company Address, and Point-of-Contact (POC) name, phone number, fax number and e-mail address.

2) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement?

3) Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details.

4) Can or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, provide details.

5) What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks? It is requested that, in the response to the Sources Sought, the company explain its capability to accomplish the work specified under the paragraphs 4.0 through 4.11 of the SOW Technical Requirements. If the company finds itself not capable to perform all parts of the SOW, please specify which portions of the SOW it is not capable of accomplishing. If the company will be teaming or utilizing subcontractors, please include information regarding which work the subcontractor will be responsible for and how the prime will determine the subcontractor is capable of accomplishing the work. Also, if the company has any questions about the structure of the SOW, please also identify those in the response.

6) Please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Provide an explanation of your company's ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this SOW for the five year ordering period.

7) Provide a statement including current small/large business status and company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, a CAGE Code and a DUNs number.

8) Respondents to this notice also must indicate whether they qualify as an 8(a), Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern.

9) Include in your response your ability to meet the requirements in the Facility and Safeguarding requirements.

10) If your company has any questions about the structure of the statement of work, or areas that may need further definition, please also identify those in the response.

The period of performance consists of a 5 year ordering period with performance estimated to begin in 3rd Quarter FY2015.

The contract type is anticipated to be a Single Source Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Term (LOE) and CPFF Completion CLINs. The total LOE for the five years is estimated at 871,200 man-hours. Individual task orders will be issued as needed to support specific projects as program requirements and tasking becomes further defined.

The proposed contract is anticipated to include tasking that would be accomplished by labor categories that are subject to the Service Contract Act.

Upon evaluation of the capability statements, if it is determined that this requirement will be an unrestricted competition, the Government intends to evaluate the Small Business responses and conduct further market research to identify a subcontracting goal.

The deadline for capability statement submission is 0800 EDT, 17 November 2014.

Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted via email to the Contract Specialist, Kevin Ritter at kevin.ritter@navy.mil, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF). All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.

No phone calls will be accepted.

The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to these Sources Sought.

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Added: Oct 31, 2014 12:21 pm  

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Contracts Department (AIR 2.5.1.3), Patuxent River, MD is posting this Sources Sought to determine the interest in this requirement and determine if that interest warrants a full and open competition or a set-aside for support to NAWCAD Integrated Communications and Information Systems (ICIS) (4.11.3), for the Multi-Mission Data Link Systems (MMDLS) Engineering and Logistics Support. The requirement will provide and assist the ICIS Division with technical support for modifications, systems engineering, technical support, quality management, technical management, logistics management, and the incidental materials associated with the MMDLS.

This procurement was previously synopsized in the Seaport-e portal to all eligible Zone 2 business firms in May 2013. Capability statements were requested via the Seaport-e portal from all Zone 2, large and small businesses interested in the procurement.

NAWCAD hosted an industry day providing a presentation explaining the technical nature of the requirement and a tour of the systems that will be covered under this effort at Webster Field, St. Inigoes on 5 June 2013. Information provided at the Industry day included a PowerPoint presentation and a tour of a local on-base facility. A list of attendees and the PowerPoint presentation provided is available for review in this notice. Questions received in the Seaport-e portal and the responses are also available for review in this notice. The information could be outdated or may be inaccurate, and should not be utilized for planning/preparation purposes. The Government does not intend to host another industry day.

The Government's acquisition strategy has changed and now the Government intends to procure these services outside of Seaport-e and is interested in determining if any additional small or large businesses are interested in the MMDLS procurement. All large and small businesses that are interested should send in a capability statement. OFFERORS WHO PREVIOUSLY RESPONDED NEED NOT RESPOND. This Sources Sought is a market research tool and the results will be used to determine potential sources.

The attached Draft Statement of Work (SOW) and Draft Level of Effort (LOE) provide additional information about the required tasking. If your company has any questions about the structure of the SOW, or areas that may need further definition, please also identify those in the response.

Since the resultant contract will be a cost-type effort, the successful awardee will also be required to have a Government approved accounting system upon contract award.

The results of the Sources Sought will be utilized to determine if any Small Business Set-Aside opportunities exist. All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered. This Sources Sought will also be utilized to identify that adequate competition exists among large businesses if this is not a Small Business Set-Aside.

The Government anticipates and estimates a contract award for these services to occur in 3rd Quarter FY 2015.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

DISCLAIMER

"THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY."

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

The Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), St. Inigoes mission involves the design, development, integration, testing, evaluation, certification, maintenance, and logistics support of Naval electronic and communications equipment, subsystems and systems.  The Integrated Communications and Information Systems (ICIS) Division (AIR 4.11.3) supports numerous Department of Defense (DoD) and other Federal agencies by performing various system engineering, design, development, integration, training, test and evaluation, installation, fielding, certification, maintenance, life cycle, software development, and logistics support of command & control (C2) and communications systems.  ICIS' mission is to provide the technical support that is essential to meet the requirements for development, engineering and procurement support of mission systems for shipboard, airborne and ground-based & surface platforms.  The purpose of this contract is to provide engineering, development and technical support services necessary to fulfill ICIS Division's mission needs as dictated by the Navy, DoD and other Federal agency requirements.

This requirement is a follow-on procurement to task order N00178-06-D-4760-M801 currently being performed by Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc. of Columbia, Maryland.    The existing task order is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) effort.  This task order is due to expire 31 January 2015.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

The contractor shall provide support services and incidental supplies to support the ICIS Division (4.11.3), in support of the areas specified in the Program Background above. Further detail is provided in the draft Statement of Work (SOW) attached to this announcement.

Please see the attached Draft SOW for specific requirements. The tasking associated with this effort is performance based (term and completion) tasking.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS - FACILITY AND SAFEGUARDING

A DD Form 254 Contract Security Classification Specification shall apply to this requirement and the prime contractor shall have a "Secret" Facility Clearance and a "Secret" Safeguarding Clearance.  

 ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS Code for this requirement is 541330 Engineering Services with a Small Business Size standard of $38.5 Million. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement. The Product Service Code (PSC) for this effort will be K058 Modification of Equipment-Communication, Detection, and Coherent Radiation Equipment

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS (CAPABILITIES STATEMENT)

A Draft SOW (including historical/projected personnel qualifications) and Draft historical/projected Level of Effort are attached for review. Please note these documents are subject to change.

Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than a recommended ten (10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch.

This documentation must address at a minimum the following items:

1) Company Name, Company Address, and Point-of-Contact (POC) name, phone number, fax number and e-mail address.

2) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement?

3) Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details.

4) Can or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, provide details.

5) What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks? It is requested that, in the response to the Sources Sought, the company explain its capability to accomplish the work specified under the paragraphs 4.0 through 4.11 of the SOW Technical Requirements. If the company finds itself not capable to perform all parts of the SOW, please specify which portions of the SOW it is not capable of accomplishing. If the company will be teaming or utilizing subcontractors, please include information regarding which work the subcontractor will be responsible for and how the prime will determine the subcontractor is capable of accomplishing the work. Also, if the company has any questions about the structure of the SOW, please also identify those in the response.

6) Please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Provide an explanation of your company's ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this SOW for the five year ordering period.

7) Provide a statement including current small/large business status and company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, a CAGE Code and a DUNs number.

8) Respondents to this notice also must indicate whether they qualify as an 8(a), Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern.

9) Include in your response your ability to meet the requirements in the Facility and Safeguarding requirements.

10) If your company has any questions about the structure of the statement of work, or areas that may need further definition, please also identify those in the response.

The period of performance consists of a 5 year ordering period with performance estimated to begin in  3rd Quarter FY2015.

The contract type is anticipated to be a Single Source Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Term (LOE) and CPFF Completion CLINs. The total LOE for the five years is estimated at 871,200 man-hours. Individual task orders will be issued as needed to support specific projects as program requirements and tasking becomes further defined.

The proposed contract is anticipated to include tasking that would be accomplished by labor categories that are subject to the Service Contract Act. 

Upon evaluation of the capability statements, if it is determined that this requirement will be an unrestricted competition, the Government intends to evaluate the Small Business responses and conduct further market research to identify a subcontracting goal.

The deadline for capability statement submission is 0800 EDT, 17 November 2014.

Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted via email to the Contract Specialist, Kevin Ritter at kevin.ritter@navy.mil, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF). All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.

No phone calls will be accepted.

The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to these Sources Sought.